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diff --git a/doc/install/database_mysql.md b/doc/install/database_mysql.md index b8360b5b7e2..4cb8ca4f3e7 100644 --- a/doc/install/database_mysql.md +++ b/doc/install/database_mysql.md @@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ NOTE: **Note:** We do not recommend using MySQL due to various issues. +For example, there have been bugs with case +[(in)sensitivity](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/case-sensitivity.html). -For example, the following bugs with case -[(in)sensitivity](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/case-sensitivity.html): +Bugs relating to case sensitivity: - <https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=65830> - <https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=50909> @@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ Let's enable what we need on the running server: # You can now quit the database session mysql> \q -> Now, **persist** [innodb_file_per_table](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/innodb-multiple-tablespaces.html) and [innodb_file_format](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/innodb-file-format-enabling.html) in your `my.cnf` file. +> Now, **persist** [innodb_file_per_table](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/innodb-multiple-tablespaces.html) and [innodb_file_format](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/innodb-file-format-enabling.html) in your `my.cnf` file. Ensure at this stage that your GitLab instance is indeed **stopped**. @@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ Now, let's convert all the GitLab database tables to the new tablespace format: #### Check for proper InnoDB File Format, Row Format, Large Prefix and tables conversion -We need to check, enable and probably convert your existing GitLab DB tables to use the [Barracuda InnoDB file format](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/innodb-file-format.html), the [DYNAMIC row format](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/glossary.html#glos_dynamic_row_format) and [innodb_large_prefix](http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/innodb-parameters.html#sysvar_innodb_large_prefix) as a second prerequisite for supporting **utfb8mb4 with long indexes** used by recent GitLab databases. +We need to check, enable and probably convert your existing GitLab DB tables to use the [Barracuda InnoDB file format](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/innodb-file-format.html), the [DYNAMIC row format](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/glossary.html#glos_dynamic_row_format) and [innodb_large_prefix](http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/innodb-parameters.html#sysvar_innodb_large_prefix) as a second prerequisite for supporting **utfb8mb4 with long indexes** used by recent GitLab databases. # Login to MySQL mysql -u root -p |